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Fished on 9th Oct 2008, Weather, fair, windy at times.

Conditions: Low and crystal clear

The scenery is superb, and the area very quite. I stayed at a nearby campsite called Glangwy which is about 1 mile west out of Llangurig. I stayed for 1 night which I would recommend for the more "hardy" of us. It is very basic but well kept with a toilet and showers and only costs ?4.00 a night for a large tent.Overall I fished the beat very hard 3 times during the day and tryed a variety of methods / flies but to no avail. Maybe the strech near to Newbridge above Builth Wells may be a better prospect on my next visit. Any advice on the best grayling fishing beats and methods would be greatly appreciated.

Best wishes to all.

Sorry this catch return is so very late but I was a bit too busy to do it straight away and then it slipped my mind. It seems ages ago now but myself and my cousin fished the Usk at Glan-yr-Afon on the last weekend of the trout season. The river was still a bit high and slightly coloured but the sun was out and fish were rising when we arrived around midday. After a few refusals I realised they were feeding just below the surface and put on a cul-de-canard emerger which produced a couple of beautiful little trout of about 9 inches.

This hatch ended soon and the rest of the day was spent deep nymphing with no reward. In the early evening clouds of olive duns came down and we switched back to dries. At the very top of the beat I cast at a rise and hooked into a very big trout but it was never hooked properly and came off after a couple of determined leaps. It was a long cast from one bank to the other and after much cursing I realised I'd been lucky to hook it at all at that distance on a dry fly.

We made our way back to the gravel runs above the bridge and landed a couple more smallish browns on dries but then the hatch ended and as soon as the sun went down it got cold very quickly as it tends to do at this time of year.

Anyway, a truly lovely bit of river (if decidedly tricky to wade) and I look forward to fishing it again next season.

All the best and sorry for the lateness of this return.

12th October

Fished on a beautiful warm October day! Conditions very bright, which kept the fish shy, and bites were surprisingly delicate. But a great day's fishing, 4 beautifully conditioned Barbel between 5lb and 8.5 lbs, all caught in wonderful surroundings!

Just a short note to say thank you for the day at Whitehouse. On Saturday I landed 7 barbel and 3 chub, one of which was my personal best weighing just over 5lb. My fishing buddy also had a wonderful day, landing 12 barbel, the largets weighing just under 9lbs.

The weather, lovely location, the company and the catch made for a wonderful day and we can't wait for the next visit.

I wanted to say thanks, as all too often it's easy to complain when something doesn't go quite right (as we did when we last visited Whitehouse and felt anoyed with the visiting children & litter)....only to forget to say thanks when things go well. This was a lovely day, so thank you again, and we plan to use the WUF many more times.

You wait ages for one then two arrive. Llandetty beat(Gliffaes). 6lb cock salmon released to make more.

5 x chub to 4lb 13oz

A slight rise in level and some very tea coloured water seemed to put the fish off a bit but pleased with 5 all in immaculate condition.

Good job I got up early on Saturday. First two casts resulted two pristine barbel (both in the 6 to 7lb class) and then not so much as a touch after 7.45am.

A nice beat which I hope to fish again although it does have limited bankside access with the steep and treelined banks, so I wouldn't have wanted to fish it with more than say one other angler on the water particularly because I do like to wander around and try different spots. As it was I had the beat to myself which was marvellous. Also creating "swims" for anglers to the detriment of the natural environment is wholly to be discouraged in my humble opinion. Better to limit the number of anglers as you do.

The giant hogweed which has clearly been treated this summer is regenerating I'm afraid. I guess that it takes two or three seasons of treatment to defeat it properly?

Thanks as always.

Catch between two of us over 4 days ?. 16 Barbel 3lb to 8lb. Stayed at the Kings Head in Ross - very friendly, lovely food, 10 minutes drive from fishery. Very helpful farmer and farm workers at White House, and great tackle shop (Wye Angling in Ross). A fantastic Weekend (First time on the Wye -what a fantastic wild river). Had Buzzards, Kingfishers, lapwings, and a very mad hare for company - if the Wye and Usk Foundation could lay on an otter or two for next time we'd be in heaven!

Weather - Fine
Conditions: 1'5'' at Brecon, slightly coloured but clear

1 x Grilse 24" caught on flying C

1 similar size fish lost. Both fish caught in pool above the upstream weir.

The river was still a bit high and slightly coloured but the sun was out and fish were rising when we arrived around midday. After a few refusals I realised they were feeding just below the surface and put on a cul-de-canard emerger which produced a couple of beautiful little trout of about 9 inches.

This hatch ended soon and the rest of the day was spent deep nymphing with no reward. In the early evening clouds of olive duns came down and we switched back to dries. At the very top of the beat I cast at a rise and hooked into a very big trout but it was never hooked properly and came off after a couple of determined leaps. It was a long cast from one bank to the other and after much cursing I realised I'd been lucky to hook it at all at that distance on a dry fly.

We made our way back to the gravel runs above the bridge and landed a couple more smallish browns on dries but then the hatch ended and as soon as the sun went down it got cold very quickly as it tends to do at this time of year.

Anyway, a truly lovely bit of river (if decidedly tricky to wade) and I look forward to fishing it again next season.